CREW fights for the democracy Americans deserve and aims to build a government that is accountable, transparent and ethical.
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A group of former federal prosecutors and human rights lawyers have joined forces to investigate and document instances of political corruption and law enforcement violence that it says is being ignored by Trump's DOJ.
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NEW: The Trump administration is trying to use the authority of the executive branch to illegally engage in politics and tip the scales for preferred states and candidates, in violation of the Hatch Act.
Here's how CREW is demanding accountability.
citizensforethics.org/legal-…
A newly filed court document reveals extensive communications between Kennedy Center management and Trump’s advisers around court rulings and board votes over the institution’s future.
The public deserves more transparency from this administration.
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President Trump's second term pardons and clemency orders have erased at least $119 million in unpaid restitution to crime victims, including small businesses and community banks.
One of many concrete harms of Trump's corruption... cbsnews.com/projects/2026/tr…
Appeals panel judge in PRA case: “Can the president then offer on eBay to sell them, all of our national security secrets, to the highest bidder?”
Trump admin DOJ attorney: "The Presidential Records Act, if unconstitutional, would not be a bar to that."
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The NVRA bars voter list maintenance within 90 days of an election. Arizona therefore cannot carry out its program to cancel registrations this close to the midterms based on the inaccurate SAVE database.
We filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court. citizensforethics.org/legal-…
GOP campaigns and PACs have spent nearly $3 million at Trump’s businesses since he returned to office.
And spending at Mar-a-Lago has more than tripled, adjusted for inflation, compared with the same period of his first term.
That's outrageous. washingtonpost.com/politics/…
If the Secret Service truly has no records of Trump's lunch with his biggest memecoin holders, that raises national security concerns citizensforethics.org/report…
1. Federal law used to cap how much money parties could spend in direct coordination with candidates.
2. SCOTUS declared the law unconstitutional.
3. Now parties are pouring $100 million into those ads.
That's just one way SCOTUS shaped the midterms. wsj.com/politics/policy/how-…
Good news: On Friday, a federal appeals court ruled that Trump violated federal law by seizing control of the California National Guard last year.
We filed an amicus brief in the case laying out why the deployment was illegal. nytimes.com/2026/10/24/us/ru…
The Constitution is clear: It's the role of states, not the federal government to administer elections.
This Trump admin attempt to intervene in election certification in Alaska just another illegal power grab. nytimes.com/2026/10/25/us/po…
Citizens for Ethics retweeted
President Trump is once again signaling his interest in overturning election results he may not like, this time in Alaska.
If Trump was actually focused on the law and not his authoritarian whims, he would defer to the state, as the Constitution demands. nytimes.com/2026/10/25/us/po…
A senior DOJ official, Leo Terrell, posting repeatedly on social media advocating for the success or failure of a candidate for partisan office or political party: citizensforethics.org/wp-con…
Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent made remarks at a GOP campaign rally Trump held in South Carolina in which he discussed both his official Trump admin role and advocated for the election of GOP Senate candidate Darline Graham in the midterms.
We just asked OSC to investigate.
Why consider mass pardons for your staff if you don't think there is going to be massive lawbreaking?
This is incredibly concerning and undemocratic. washingtonsun.com/whitehouse…
Republican campaigns and political action committees have spent nearly $3 million at President Trump’s businesses since he returned to office.
And spending at Mar-a-Lago has tripled compared to Trump's first term.
This is clear profiteering. washingtonpost.com/politics/…
Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić reportedly intervened to push plans for controversial $500 million Trump Tower in Belgrade, which sparked protests and a criminal case theguardian.com/world/2026/o…
Citizens for Ethics retweeted
Americans need to know what deals are being made in their name, especially ones like this Venezuelan oil deal, which could create huge private profits.
We sued the State Department in March under the Case Act to make deals like this public. propublica.org/article/trump…
For those keeping track at home, Donald Trump has made 184 trips to his golf courses during his second term alone.
Yes, he profits from those trips.
Nearly 200 people granted clemency by Trump for Jan. 6 charges are suing for US compensation, including dozens convicted of attacking or impeding law enforcement.
They should not get a cent. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
